скатия
Bulgarian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Greek σκαθί (skathí), σκαρθί (skarthí, “siskin”), borrowed also in Romanian scatiu (“siskin”), Turkish iskete (“titmouse”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
скати́я • (skatíja) f
- cardueline finch (passerine bird of genus Carduelis)
- Synonym: (dialectal) чи́жка (čížka)
Declension edit
Declension of скати́я
Hyponyms edit
- бре́зова скатия (brézova skatija, “redpoll, Carduelis flammea”) (literally: birch finch)
- елшо́ва скатия (elšóva skatija, “siskin, Carduelis spinus”) (literally: alder finch)